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From: kev@ist.CO.UK (Kev Holmes)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Did Challenger happen?
Message-ID: <2371@istop.ist.CO.UK>
Date: 25 Aug 89 09:36:56 GMT
References: <1904@brwa.inmos.co.uk>
Organization: Imperial Software Technology, London, UK
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From article <1904@brwa.inmos.co.uk>, by conor@inmos.co.uk (Conor O'Neill):
> I recently went around ``Spaceport USA'' at KSC, and I noticed
> that among all the exhibits there was not a single mention of
> the Challenger disaster. I've also heard since that it is illegal
> to show the film of the disaster in America. Is this true?

You obviously missed out on the IMAX which was dedicated to the memory 
of the Challenger 7.  I also recall seeing a plaque of rememberance
listing all who have died in the US space effort (i.e. Apollo 1 etc).

> 
> Are all Americans ostriches (heads in the sand), or just NASA?

Yow! Are you trying to incite a flame war, or did you drink too much at
lunchtime? 'Ostriches' are not restricted to any one country. 

> -- 
> Conor O'Neill, Software Group, INMOS Ltd. UK: conor@inmos.co.uk

Kev Holmes     kev@ist.CO.UK | disney, diz'nee, v.t.  
Imperial Software Technology |   to queue excessively for a very short ride
Reading, Royal Berkshire, UK |   [prob S.E. & S.W. U.S.]